Our Sturdy Golden Bear

UCSD's proposal

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:52:20 GMT

UC San Diego recommends we save UC Berkeley, UCSF, UCLA, and UC San Diego by cutting more heavily from, or possibly shutting down, UC Santa Cruz, UC Merced, and UC Riverside. You can read the proposal here.

Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal gone to the UCs, or just the hard reality of pragmatism?

AC Transit Sticker

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:52:11 GMT

Hi all!

I was wondering if anyone would be interested in selling me their unused, current AC Transit sticker for around $30.

Takers?

Silkscreening

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:55:49 GMT

Does anyone have a recommendation for an incredibly high-quality silkscreener in the area that can make posters? I need the best recommendation possible, and can borrow a car to get to where ever the shop is. Thanks!

Hardware Store

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:38:59 GMT

Does anyone know of any good hardware stores in Berkeley? I need things like weather stripping and cork board (for sound-proofing), and I don't have a car, so someplace near campus would be lovely.

Question for EECS people

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:37:14 GMT

What classes in Berkeley will teach you some or any or all of the following?

- developing applications for embedded systems such as IPhones and Palm Pre?

- Java Spring-Hibernate Framework?

- developing Web Service Caller Clients for Amazon, Facebook, ESPN etc

- parsing JAX_JRC, JAX_WS XML?

- RESTFUL protocols

- Using vendor API kits in Java and PHP?

tyvmia

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:40:24 GMT

Just watched this show on the History Channel that had a section about awesome research going on at UCB. This is incredible:

"The great science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke famously noted the similarities between advanced technology and magic. This summer on the big screen, the young wizard Harry Potter will once again don his magic invisibility cloak and disappear. Meanwhile, researchers with Berkeley Lab and the University of California (UC) Berkeley will be studying an invisibility cloak of their own that also hides objects from view.

A team led by Xiang Zhang, a principal investigator with Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division and director of UC Berkeley’s Nano-scale Science and Engineering Center, has created a “carpet cloak” from nanostructured silicon that conceals the presence of objects placed under it from optical detection. While the carpet itself can still be seen, the bulge of the object underneath it disappears from view. Shining a beam of light on the bulge shows a reflection identical to that of a beam reflected from a flat surface, meaning the object itself has essentially been rendered invisible."

http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/05/01/invisibility-cloak/

room/studio/1br desperately needed!

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:16:25 GMT

Hey there!
I hate doing this to you guys, but I'm totally desperate at this point. Right now, I'm living in a sublet that's absolutely disgusting, to say the least... I'm looking for something as early as now, essentially, or as late as mid-August. Here's my CL posting- http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/hou/1258158823.html

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take a look and either pass it on if you know people looking to fill a room/place, or let me know if you have something for me!

Thanks, and of course, GO BEARS!

-Lindsay
Class of 2010

berkeley co-ops

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:42:09 GMT

hi all,

i'm thinking about living in a co-op next year. i'll be a 1st year grad student- are co-ops populated mostly by undergrads? and if so, do they tend to place grad students in a different places than undergrads? (btw i'm looking into the usca/berkeley student co-op - if there are other/more awesome ones, please let me know!) which are the sweetest houses?

if anyone with experience living in one wants to tell me what they think, i'd really appreciate it!

Audi repairs

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:40:11 GMT

Driving up on telegraph on a sunny afternoon i had my sunroof open, smoking a cigarette, rockin to some tunes while cruisin in the fast lane when suddenly my car engine just died. I steered it cautiously towards the sidewalk and attempted to start it again. It started but the throttle refused to pick up. I figured it wasnt the battery and maybe a problem with the fuel pump or throttle body or so. I kept trying to restart the car but in vain so i eventually had it towed to my apartment.

I have an 2001 Audi A6 2.8 and was wondering if anyone had a similar problem with their Audis?

Does anybody have the diagnostic computer for Audis or knows someone who has it?

In a related question, does Anybody know a "good & reliable" mechanic who doesn't charge you so much that you have to drop out of school?

If anyone has had a good or a bad experience in Berkeley in search for the Utopian mechanic we all seek , i would sincerely appreciate your comments. It would be helpful to know which ones to avoid.

Thanks

carpool

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:22:39 GMT

is anyone driving to LA from the bay area anytime soon? i will pitch in for gas and be a friendly carpool companion.

I need a room in Berkeley for Aug 1!

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:54:22 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am a 23 year old female who is going to start at UC Berkeley this Fall as a PhD student is social psychology. I am clean and studious but fun and easygoing as well :) I hope to move in August 1 and will stay for the entire 09-10 school year and perhaps the summer as well. I will be in Berkeley July 11-12 to look at potential places. Ideally, I would prefer to live in the North Berkeley area but I am willing to look at places anywhere relatively near the UC Berkeley campus. I am hoping to pay from $600-$760/ month. I am open to living in a room in a house with other people or in a studio. I need a place with a parking spot or parking available as I am bringing my car. Just as a heads up, my longterm boyfriend happens to live out of town so he would come visit me from time to time- he is very kind and respectful too. Please let me know if you have a living area available and if perhaps we could set up a time and date that I could see the place on July 11 or 12.

Here is my posting on craiglist: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/sha/1249918360.html.

Thanks and I hope to hear from you!

Mattress/Futon/Padded board?

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:42:23 GMT

Hey,

What's a nice and cheap place to buy a mattress? I'm getting a little tired of sleeping in a sleeping bag on the floor but I'm a little reluctant to buy one a IKEA. So where did you get your mattress/futon?

Thanks!

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:48:28 GMT

I know Berkeley doesn't allow fireworks, so do you know the nearest place they're legal (i.e. the nearest place I could purchase some)? I know they have them in Sacramento, but I'd prefer to not go quite so far.

a student message board for school help

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:30:59 GMT

My boyfriend asked me to post this for him:

Hey guys I know this is a little late for the summer session but I want to tell you guys about a site that I made. It's another site for the Berkeley community but rather than focusing on social aspects of the campus, this is meant for talking about specific courses. Somewhere that you can ask what grades people got and for homework help. For students by (ex)student(s).

http://www.coursespeak.com

The site is pretty much just a phpBB3 forum, with a few modifications to allow (force) anonymity, since I believe that an anonymous forum (although it also attracts more troublemakers) allows for honest conversation. When I was a math student at Berkeley, I always felt like it was me against the material, with little to no help from the professor or my fellow students... Joining the computer science department after that (and using the newsgroups) led me to realize that an online forum would be a great tool for students to meet and work together to better their education.

I need to flyer and get the word out since this is meant to be a tool for students by students. I emailed all of the summer session instructors and not a single one responded or created an account. Maybe this site is a dumb idea, but I'd rather think that the lack of
a response is indicative that this site is a threat to the way UC Berkeley works. Disappointing, eh? Anyways, enjoy.

-zenkalia (lol been a while huh)

(please keep the /b/ shit in the Random subforum. kthnxbai)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:04:12 GMT

http://berkeleyfail.wordpress.com/

hey

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:53:50 GMT

looking for eecs people to collaborate on a DB-java library.. a bit more sophisticated then SQLite, but not quite as cumbersome as Spring-Hibernate.

since it's an open source project, and i'm not expecting to make any money off this, check out the google site: http://sites.google.com/site/automotivejava/ to get the general idea of this.

(no it's not a minicity thing.. i promise i won't do it anymore.

let's create something cool. a lot of innovation happens at the college level.

Chem 120 question

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:23:41 GMT

Post on behalf of my sister:

Has anyone taken the chem 120 series? I'm going to be taking 120b this fall (I haven't taken 120a yet), because it seems like the professor (Chandler) is better than Lester, who's teaching 120a. Although 120a isn't a prerequisite for 120b, I'm worried that I won't have any idea of what's going on in the class without the background from 120a. Do you think this will be a problem?

Not Yuppie Enough?

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:31:01 GMT

There's a certain block in North Berkeley where there's a coffee shop. Next to the coffee shop there's a vacant spot. Next to this is another coffee shop. Recently I walked by and saw a coming soon sign...they're opening a coffee shop in the previously vacant spot. Why do we need 3 coffee shops in a row?

Boom!....

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:08:10 GMT

Where do you like to watch the local 4th of July fireworks display? There are a bunch of spots up in the hills, on various rooftops, Berkeley Pier, SF Pier, and on the Oakland Pier. For some reason I'm actually itching to see 'em this year.

Will you tell us where you like to watch the local fireworks display?

Barring that, will you tell us about the last non-school book you read? Would you recommend it?

Mac Repair

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:23:19 GMT

Hey all,

Favorite places for Mac Repair in the East Bay? Places I can think of are... student shop on Oxford, other Mac shop on Oxford, actual Apple store...?

Thanks!

Prescription Glasses

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:47:52 GMT

I need to purchase some glasses, because my prescription will expire soon. Does anyone have any recommendations of any reasonably-priced and reputable place where I could buy prescription glasses? Thank you.

Guide to the Good Life

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:38:59 GMT

The Guide to the Good Life in Berkeley is back in online form, for anyone who misses the coupons. I'm not a fan of the format at all, although I suppose it saves some trees. The coupons are the usual ones, as well as some new ones (e.g. for Nude Sushi, Sun Hong Kong, Mrs. Munchies), and even some outdated ones (for the Parkway Speakeasy).

Bake sales

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:29:49 GMT

Hey, so my club is thinking of doing a few bake sales sometime soon. Do we have to get permits to do one? If so, is there a bunch of paperwork that people *never* do, because I see a ton of bake sales on campus that I know were literally put together the day before. How hard does the campus crack down on bake sales? Any one have experience with this?

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:58:08 GMT

I'd like to get into sailing a bit. Is the Cal Sailing Club any good in regards to beginner friendliness and having college-age members?

Subletting Question

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:39:33 GMT

I need help. : )

I've chosen a room I want to sublet from someone...so... now what should I do? I'm not going to be on the lease, but they are asking for a down payment to secure the room... should a have a contract?

What are your experiences?

Thanx : )